Boston University

Academics

Boston University BU, College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre, Jason Alexander lecture, acting students, Seinfeld

Classes

Seinfeld’s Costanza Gives Master Class in Acting at CFA

October 6, 2014

robert pinsky, art of poetry, mooc, massive open online classroom, online education

Robert Pinsky

Pinsky Teaches Poetry…to the World

September 27, 2014

Boston University BU, Andrew Bacevich, Middle East, Massive Open Online Courses MOOC, edX, BUx

Education

MOOC Probes a War You’ve Never Heard Of

September 23, 2014

Boston University BU, Barnes and Nobles, bookstore, used textbooks, ebooks, book rentals

Books

How to Get the Best Deal on Textbooks

September 2, 2014

Boston University BU Police Commissioner William Evans, contemporary policing issues, Metropolitan College MET

Classes

Learning from Boston’s Top Cop

July 29, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, religion, summer course Holy City: Jerusalem in Time, Space, and the Imagination class, professor of religion Michael Zank, director of the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies

Faculty

Jerusalem: How Did It Get to Be the Holy City?

July 18, 2014

Stephen Quigley, Boston University College of Communication COM associate professor of public relations, online education for international students

Academics

East Meets West—Online

July 11, 2014

Sabermetrics 101 MOOC, Boston University Digital Learning Initiative, online classes, edX

University News

Baseball MOOC Pulls in 17,000 Learners

June 5, 2014

Sabermetrics 101 MOOC, Boston University Digital Learning Initiative, online classes, edX

Digital Learning

Take Me Out to the MOOC Game

April 24, 2014

Boston University BU, one day one class, history of shopping

University News

The History of Shopping

April 16, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, historian Clifford Backman, one day one class pirates history

Classes

Planting the Jolly Roger in a Classroom

April 7, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Education SED, movement education course, elementary and special education teachers, lecturer Sara Benes

Education

Studying How to Shake Your Groove

April 2, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM, Gail March BUSM assistant professor, director of instructional design and faculty development, Stephen Quigley, College of Communication COM associate professor of public relations, Willis Wang, vice president and associate provost for global programs, Gisela Hoecherl-Alden, College of Arts and Sciences CAS assistant dean, director of language instruction, Digital Learning Initiative DLI, MOOCs massive open onine courses, EdTech

Digital Learning

Faculty, Staff Win Grants for Innovative Online Education

March 25, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Education SED, Trotter Elementary School, Dorchester, tutoring

Classes

BU-Trotter Partnership Shines in Dorchester

March 4, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, History of Jazz, Thomas Oller

Global

It’s Got a Great Beat, and Helps with Your English

February 27, 2014

Boston University BU, massive open online courses MOOCs, Digital Learning Initiative DLI, edX, Chris Dellarocas, Rumy Rukkel, Sabermetrics 101: Introduction to Baseball Analytics, War for the Greater Middle East, Andrew Bacevich, The Art of Poetry, US poet laureate Robert Pinsky, Alien Worlds, Andrew West,

Classes

Registration Opens for BU’s First MOOCs

February 26, 2014

marriage, romance, dating, 20th century, Brooke Blower, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS

Wellness

Pop Culture Class Explores Changes in Dating, Mating

December 10, 2013

Boston University, edX education, Romy Ruukel, massive online open courses MOOCs

Education

Former edX Program Manager to Help Direct BU’s Online Education

November 13, 2013

Israeli West Bank Barrier, Palestine, Jerusalem, Israeli Palestinian conflict

Science & Technology

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

November 12, 2013

Aerial Dance Silk Skills class, Boston University, BU, FitRec, Fitness and Recreation Center

FitRec

Flying through the Air with the Greatest of Ease

November 7, 2013

Flying through the Air with the Greatest of Ease